Lee gave birth to Winfrey, her oldest child, as a teenager in 1954 in Mississippi. Lee worked as a housekeeper throughout her life and relied on her own mom to raise Winfrey for several years.

Milwaukee — Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83. A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home on 22 November. The spokeswoman ...

Oprah Winfrey is reflecting on her final words to her mother, Vernita Lee. In an essay she wrote for the May issue of O, the Oprah Magazine, the television icon, 65, looked back at the internal ...

Lee died at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thanksgiving Day, her family announced Tuesday. She had already been laid to rest by the time news of her death became public.

MILWAUKEE — Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83. A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home on Nov. 22.

Oprah Winfrey remembered her late mother, Vernita Lee, on Monday, sharing a sincere tribute on Instagram. “Thank you all for your kind words and condolences regarding my mother Vernita Lee’s ...

Oprah Winfrey's mother Vernita Lee has died aged 83.Vernita - who had the TV icon with Vernon Winfrey - passed away on Thanksgiving at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but a cause of death has ...

Oprah Winfrey expressed gratitude for messages of support she has received following the death of her mother, Vernita Lee. Lee, who was 83, died on Thanksgiving at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

She was 83. (George Burns/Harpo Inc. via AP) Image Credit: AP Vernita Lee, Oprah Winfrey’s mother, has died at age 83, the family confirmed on Monday.

Nov. 27 (UPI) --Oprah Winfrey is paying tribute to her late mom, Vernita Lee. The 64-year-old media mogul shared a throwback photo with Lee and their extended family Monday following her mother's ...

Vernita Lee, who worked as a maid, was 18 and not married when Winfrey was born in rural Mississippi in 1954. Winfrey was reportedly raised by her grandmother until age 6, when she reunited with ...